Update: Troy’s newest wine bar opening Friday

Update: The rescheduled grand opening of the Charles F. Lucas Confectionary & Wine Bar is 5 p.m. this Friday (November 9). The original date had been this past weekend, but storm-related delays in obtaining supplies forced the change.

(Originally posted November 2.)

TROY — The city was supposed to have another new wine bar this weekend. Sandy said otherwise.

The wonderfully named Charles F. Lucas Confectionary & Wine Bar, which was to have opened at 12 Second Street across from the still-new Illium Wine Bar, and just north of Monument Square, found out that most of its wine suppliers had temporarily been derailed by badass storm Sandy, and inventory would not be sufficient for opening.

The new venture from Vic Christopher and Heather LaVine, who just received their license from the state on Tuesday, now will open some time next week.

They are dealing with 10 different suppliers for a stream of New York State and other wines.